This photograph of an almost empty bus was taken during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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This photograph of an almost empty bus was taken during the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Information Agency.
National Archives Identifier: 7452358
Full Citation: Photograph 306-PSD-68-1120; Photograph of Montgomery, Alabama Bus Boycott; 1956; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953 – ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency, Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/montgomery-bus/, January 6, 2026]
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